Burn Notice (TV Series)

Friends Like These (2009)

Jeffrey Donovan: Michael Westen

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• Barry : I heard you can attach them to a car battery, spark it up, and get...

  Michael Westen : Torture just gets you the fastest lie to make the pain stop.

• Michael Westen : [first lines - narration]  In order to prepare for a mission, it's the little things that count. Firepower is great, but an operation is more likely to be saved by a fresh set of batteries than a gun.

• Michael Westen : [narration]  Like good poker players, spies know that it's impossible to hide the tells that come with a bloodstream full of adrenaline. If showing fear or concern jeopardizes a mission, you replace it with an emotion that won't.

  Michael Westen : [barking at a surprised Fiona]  What the hell do you think you're doing? You think this is a tea party? Social hour is OVER!

  [clocks her right in the face] 

• Michael Westen : [narration]  Heists are like parties - the worst part is cleaning up. Someone has to stay behind to get rid of all the evidence. And of course, tidying after a heist calls for methods not suitable for parties.

  [massive explosion] 

• Michael Westen : Ya know, you could use some time at the gun range, pal.

• Michael Westen : [narration]  Nothing hurts worse than losing a friend to bullets, politics, or something personal.

• Michael Westen : Yeah, about that, you should avoid your clients for a while.

  Barry : I'm known for my customer service. Don't you think they're going to get a little suspicious if I start dodging their calls?

  Sam Axe : Dodge calls now or dodge bullets later.

  Barry : Fair enough.

• Michael Westen : I'm sorry we're using your love nest as a holding cell, Sam.

  Sam Axe : Well, I just didn't expect to be wearing pants here!

• Michael Westen : Get some pillows we're going to need head bags.

  Sam Axe : Head bags? Oh goody.

• Barry : So the cops find a car full of dirty cash, and the people who wanted my ledger get shafted for five million? It's beautiful.

  Michael Westen : Sam called Immigration, and Milovan's being deported.

  Barry : And Natalie, she just vanished?

  Michael Westen : Well, she's smart. She won't be returning anytime soon.

  Barry : Well, this clears the tab on all the debts you owe me. Thank you.

• Barry : Someone stole my ledger, Mike. The list of all my clients and the accounts where I protect their money.

  Fiona Glenanne : So what, it's like a little black book for money launderers?

  Barry : Yeah, only instead of blondes named Chloe, I've got a bunch of angry rich guys who are going to dismember me when they find out it's gone.

  Michael Westen : You keep that all written down in one place?

  Barry : Yeah, I know, it's part of my sales pitch. You keep data on a computer, it's like open season for hackers and the I.R.S., so I run things old school, you know?